Chapter 24 - THE TACTICAL RAID
Within forty-five minutes, FBI tactical units converged on an abandoned warehouse along the Jersey City waterfront.
Heavy rain beat against the metal roof as officers surrounded the building with weapons drawn.
Inside, Elena sat at a portable workstation, watching progress bars reach ninety-eight percent completion.
"Just ten more seconds... and you're ruined, Adrian!" Elena laughed hysterically to herself under her breath.
Suddenly, the warehouse windows shattered inward as flashbang grenades exploded with deafening booms.
"FBI! Don't move! Hands on your head!" tactical officers shouted, swarming the room through smoke and fire.
Elena shrieked as an agent tackled her to the concrete floor, pulling her arms behind her back in steel cuffs.
An agent slammed the laptop shut, severing the digital transfer just two seconds before final completion.
Agent Davis walked into the room, picking up the master key disk and securing it in an evidence bag.
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"It's over, Miss Vance. You're going to federal prison for cyber-terrorism and grand larceny," Davis stated coldly.
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